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| tathi |
Anyone here into Foreign / Arthouse / Independent / Non-cheesy-hollywood films?
here are a few of my favorites:
The Celebration (Denmark)
The Idiots (Denmark)
Silent Waters (Pakistan)
Osama (Afghanistan)
Monsoon Wedding (India)
Himalaya (Nepal)
Whale Rider (New Zealand)
Rain (New Zealand)
Mr. Vampire (China)
Crouching tiger hidden dragon (China)
Run Lola Run (Germany)
Goodbye Lenin! (Germany)
City of God (Brazil)
Amelie (France)
Spirited Away (Japan)
The Circle (Iran)
Baraka
Koyaanisqatsi
Powaqqatsi
Naqoyqatsi
and probably a hundred others that i'll remember after i make this post :p |
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| Trance Nutter |
Run Lola Run.
Crouching Tiger
oh, theres also another German film, "Girls on Top".
Its not what it sounds like. Its sort of like American Pie, but with chicks, and its quite funny. I wouldn't say its one of my favourites, but if its on I'll watch it |
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| Psygnosis |
| quote: | Originally posted by tathi
Spirited Away (Japan)
The Circle (Iran)
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go iran! :D
Spirited Away and all of the other Studio Ghibli movies are one of my favorites, i've nearly bought them all on DVD but my favorite is Princess Mononoke, 10 times better than the others.
They seem like kids movies but far from it!
Don't know much Foreign movies but my favorite channel from time to time is SBS and they have a great bunch on. |
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| pkcRAISTLIN |
| quote: | Originally posted by tathi
Amelie (France)
Spirited Away (Japan)
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you suck buddy :p |
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| Anomyst |
City of God FTW!!!!
Best. Movie. Ever. |
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| sunrise3500 |
The Taxi movie series (1,2,3) (french), are really good
the american version based on it is tradgic :( |
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| Simon00 |
| Private does Hungary Vol 1-9. Those europeans.:eyespop: |
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| 00soups00 |
Ponette (France)
a great and very emotional movie about a 3year old girl who loses who mother in a car accident. this movie follows her journey about learning to deal with her loss. |
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| Ferry the Cat |
Nine Queens (Spanish - i think)
Kind of like Usual Suspects only better - what you think is happening isn't really and there are so many twists.... |
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| Ves |
I have a thing for languid Vietnamese settings-
Indochine (France)
Vertical Ray of the Sun (Vietnam)
Cyclo (Vietnam) - a bit :conf: :wtf: at times
I've only seen two Pedro Almodovar films, but they're outstanding-
Talk to Her
All About My Mother
ing Amal/Show Me Love is EXCELLENT...
| quote: | Originally posted by tathi
The Idiots (Denmark)
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I love that movie! but no matter how many times I watch that scene I have to cringe...I'm sure you know the one I'm talking about :nervous:
it's the only film I've seen that adheres to the Dogma manifesto. |
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| **Xenon** |
Wow! Must have seen most of the films mentioned here. Love foreign films.
Yeah "ing Amal" is a good story. Great adolescent acting and remained interesting to the watch the whole time. Haha I thought Amal was the name of a guy at first...apparently "ing" isn't that big of a swear word at all in Swedish.
I find quite a passion in Vietnamese films that's lacking in other Asian films. One of my favourites is "Three Seasons". Great story-telling with good cinematography. Does have issues with obscurity however but it doesn't really detract from the overall feel. Couldn't really relate with "Cyclo" however, despite the attempt at realism, I didn't think it was pulled off that well.
The French "Taxi" series is great, combines my love of Peugeot with some great subtly-comedic acting. In short: no. 1 was the best, two was a bit cheesy, three was fairly good.
<3 Miyazaki films too. Favourite is "Kiki's Delivery Service" - just something about it's monotony and linearity is magical, difficult to quantify. Great to see them being shown on SBS recently.
Out of the vastness that is epic, modern Chinese drama "Farewell My Concubine and "Raise The Red Lantern" are stand-outs. Similarly themed and both highlighting the talents of the famous actress Gong Li, one can only appreciate and envy the skill Chinese directors and actors possess upon viewing films such as these. Another of more recent times is "Shower", a very touching yet uplifting tale. Made by the same director as "Shower", Yang Zhang, "Quitting" is another film which avoids cliches and introduces "real" perspectives. Some will be able to identify with it as I did but others may not. Many other great Chinese films I could go on about, there are plenty out there.
Probably my favourite non-English speaking movies however come from the work of the master: Satyajit Ray, a favourite of David Stratton. I guess they don't really count as foreign films for me as the language it's in, Bengali, is my mother tongue. The beautiful yet tragic stories that Ray narrated without any overbearing directorial presence shows how capable a filmmaker he was. I've seen most of his mainstream releases and a few rare ones my parents had. My favourites are: "Pather Panchali / Song of the Road" (this is where the Simpsons' character Apu comes from) and also "Jalsaghar / The Music Room". The latter is a great tale of decadenece, nostalgia and in the end complete sympathy. Ray was seemingly able to so effortlessly bring a catathartic reaction, his work has to be seen by anyone who appreciates humanity in their films.
Also another past master Akira Kurosawa (who was a huge supporter of Ray's works), will also forever be noted in the directorial "greats" department. Anyone who's not seen the classics "Seven Samurai" and "Ran" have missed out on seeing some of the truly best the mediuim of film has to offer. The visually earth-shattering and quietly heartbreaking "Ran" is one that I'll watch every now and then.
Mentioned in the same breath as "Ran" is Luchino Visconti's 1971 masterpiece "Death in Venice". This is one of those films you really must see before you die, so subtly moving, very similar in theme to Ray's "The Music Room". Also, Visconti's short piece in the compilation film: The Witches is really the highlight of an otherwise forgettable episode.
On another tangent, also have to mention a very clever, intelligent comedy/drama Serbian film I saw on SBS a while back: "Wheels". Extremely well-written script which brings out parallels between the microcosm that is the tavern (the entire setting for the film) and the real-life deaths in the former Yugoslavia.
Ok enough from me babbling on... |
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| tathi |
great write up Arnie, i'll have to check a few of those films out, in fact i borrowed Ran from the library last week but i haven't got around to watching it yet :)
| quote: | I have a thing for languid Vietnamese settings-
Indochine (France)
Vertical Ray of the Sun (Vietnam)
Cyclo (Vietnam) - a bit at times |
not foreign, but on the small chance you haven't seen the Quiet American it's also a great film (and the book even better!)
| quote: | I love that movie! but no matter how many times I watch that scene I have to cringe...I'm sure you know the one I'm talking about
it's the only film I've seen that adheres to the Dogma manifesto. |
The Biker helping him go to the toilet? :nervous:
Grab the Celebration which is also a Dogme 95 film; much better than the idiots imo, hilarious in most parts, and very sad in others. |
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